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Nigeria - Water Stress (SDG 6.4.2) 29.71

FAO AQUASTAT · updated 2026-10-03 · 178 economies tracked

Latest value

29.71 (2023)

Global rank

##124 of 178 economies

vs global median

3.0×

Growth since 1987

6.86×

Ranking Race — Water Stress (SDG 6.4.2)

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#22#43#64#85#106#12719621972198219922002201220222023#35#1242016 overtook Indonesia2020 overtook Madagascar
NigeriaCongo, Rep.BelizePapua New GuineaEquatorial Guinea

Real annual global ranks, 1962 - 2023. Nigeria climbed from #35 to #124 (overtook Indonesia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Nigeria ↓

Key Events — Nigeria

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1970
Oil boom begins curated

Crude revenues transform the economy after civil war.

2010
Fell 47 places in global rank auto
2016
Overtook Indonesia in global rank auto
2016
Oil price recession curated

First recession in 25 years as crude prices collapse.

2020
Overtook Madagascar in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 oil shock curated

Dual pandemic and oil shock push GDP down.

2023
Fuel subsidy removal curated

Petrol subsidy cut and currency reforms spark inflation.

Water Stress (SDG 6.4.2), 1987-2023

FAO AQUASTAT · % of renewable resources · linear scale · ranking in the race above
198719972007201720234.3312.7921.2529.71
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